Monday, April 18, 2011

happily ever after.

Once upon a time my dad met my mom.

This June they will be married for 24 years! Cute huh?

I was reading my book yesterday, Nicholas Sparks of course, and he talked about how when kids grow up in a family where their parents are happily married they grow up with the idea that someday they will have a similar relationship. After reading this I realized just how true this was. Today divorce is very common. More common than ever before. And even being single isn't that unusual. But because I grew up with married parents I have always assumed that's how my future would be. I have never even had the thought of a different out come pass through my mind. But after reading this I realized that I have no idea what my future holds. I brought this up with my roommates later. We all have very similar up-bringings, our parents are still together and we almost all have just one sibling. They admitted that they had the same ideas that I did. Because we have only seen functional relationships we assume that we will live happily ever after as well. Obviously I hope this is the outcome for all of us but the fact still remains that we never know what's in store.I tried to put myself in the shoes of someone else and I realized just how lucky I am to have the family I have. There are so many things that I have not had to face in life that many of my friends have. Life can be hard.

Of course I still assume that my life will go according to plan. Let's hope there aren't any bumps in the road, but at least I know that I have a great example to follow.